Brick-conveyer



Patented 1390.3, 1895.

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NTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GUSTAFVE A. CIIALLMAN, OF LANSING, ILLINOIS.

BRICK-CONVEYER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 550,744, dated December 3, 1895.

Application filed April 5, 1895. Serial No. 544,567. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, GUsrArvn A. CHALL- MAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lansing, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brick-Conveyers, of which the following is a speciiication.

This invention relates to improvements in a machine to be used in brick-yards for conveying or transferring brick from one portion of the yard to another, or from the brickpress or molding-machine to the drying-yard, or from thence to the kilns; and it consists in certain peculiarities of the construction, novel arrangement, and operation of the various parts thereof, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth and specifically claimed.

The objects of my invention are, first, to provide a brick-conveyer which shall be sim-` ple and inexpensive in construction, strong and durable, and effective in operation; second, such a conveyer by means of which the brick may be transferred from one direction to another, the whole being driven by the same power, and, third, a brick-conveyer the parts of which may be so adjusted as to elevate the brick as the kilns are being built up or may be adjusted so as to deposit the brick at desired points to the side of the frame or track of the conveyer.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention pertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe it, referring to the accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure l is a plan view of my conveyer, showing it foreshortened for the convenience of illustration. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the frame foreshortened and taken on line 2 2 of. Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional View taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4t is an enlarged plan view of a portion of the main track or frame of the conveyer and a part of the adjustable or transferring frame or carrier. Fig. 5 is a plan view in detail of a portion of the track or frame, showing the manner of adjustably securing the rollers or pulleys thereto; and Fig. 6 is a side view, partly in section, thereof.

Similar letters refer to like parts throughout the different views of the drawings.

A represents the rails of the main or stationary frame. These rails are of any desired length and are secured at a suitable distance apart upon legs or uprights a, which support the rails at a convenient height, in order to allow the brick to be taken from the conveyor by the workmen as they stand on the ground. Each of the rails A is provided on its upper surfaces with bearings a for the reception of the axles or shafts d2 of the roll ers B, which rollers are for the support of the main carrying-belt C. The bearings a for the shafts a2 are formed at each of their ends with open slots as, through which are passed suitable bolts a4 to secure said bearings to the rails of the frame or track. This construction of the bearings enables them to be Y adj ustedby being moved back and forth, as is obvious', thus affording accurate or true operation of the rollers and preventing the belt frombeing thrown oif.

At each end of the rails A of themain frame is journaled a pulley A, over which the carrying-belt C passes and operates. Near one end of the frame and onthe lower surface of the rails thereof are j ournaled two rollers a5 and a, and beneath them, mounted on the drivingshaft A2, is another pulley A3, on each of which the belt C operates, as is shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The drivin gshaft A2 is suitably mounted and receives its power from any desired source, and is provided with a gear b on one of its ends, which meshes with a gear b on the end of the auxiliary shaft E, which shaft is j ournaled in suitable bearings on the supports or legs a of the main frame. Upon the shaft E is adjustably mounted a sheave E for the operation of the transferring-belt F, which belt, as indicated by the arrows in the drawings, is adapted to travel at a right angle from the belt C or main carrying-belt. The transverse or transferring belt F passes over suitable rollers f, j ournaled in the rails G of the transverse frame, which rails are supported by means of legs f at a suitable height, and are pivotally connected at their inner portions to a movable frame H, which frame is provided on its lower vsurface with ears or clamps e to engage the rails A of the main frame. The upper part of the frame I-I `is provided with a flat board or piece H', over which the belt F passes. One end of the frame II is provided with a large pulley h and a IOO smaller one 71', the latter-named pulleybeing employed to hold the belt down on the board H or platform. The end of the frame H adjacent to the inner ends of the rails G is provided with rollers g, g, and g2, upon each of which the belt operates, as illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

The transverse frame or rails G are pivotally secured to the frame H, in order that the said rails maybe elevated, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 3 of the drawings, when it is desired to convey the brick to the kilns as they are built up. On one end of the shaft h2, upon which the roller 7L is mounted, is a grooved pulley 7b3, over which is passed a cord or belt 711, which passes around the pulley 715, which is located on the frame H and stands vertically, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4 of the drawings. The pulley 71,5 is located near one end of the frame H, and on one side thereof and near the other end of said frame is vertically journaled a pulley 7i, around which and the pulley 715 passes a belt 717, which is designed to turn the brick I as they pass from the belt C onto the belt F in the position indicated by the arrow. On the opposite side of the frame H are vertically journaled two other ulle 7s orrollers hs and hg aroundwhich operates abelt 7110, which travels near the edge of the belt F and in the direction thereof and prevents the brick falling O on said side. The pulleys 71,6 and hs are connected by means of a cross-belt 71,11, which causes the belts 71,7 and h1() to move in the same direction, as is obvious.

From the foregoing and by reference to the drawings it will be seen and readily understood that the belt C is an endless one and is driven by the main shaft A2, which, as before stated, may receive its power from any suitable source. This belt, as well as the main frame, may be of any desired length, and the auxiliary shaft E should be of substantially the same length as the frame, in order that the pulley E may be located at any desired point thereon. The frame H is placed transversely on the main frame at any desired point and crosswise of the belt C, which will be held a slight distance from the frame H by means of the roller m, which is j ournaled on the lower surface of the frame H in such a manner that it will extend crosswise of said belt. Vhen in this position it is apparent that the belt C may travel over its respective pulleys and rollers and pass underneath the frame H without obstruction, carrying the brick thereto and depositing them on the transverse belt F, which is driven by the pulley E on the shaft E vand is likewise endless. The belt F imparts motion to the roller 7L, which in its turn rotates and gives movement to the belts 71.7 and h1@ through the pulleys 715, 7L, hs, and hf and their respective connections or belts. It will therefore be understood that my machine is operated by the same power and that the transverse frame and belt can be so adjusted as to convey brick to different parts of the yard or to various heights of the kiln.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I`clai1n as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of the main frame A, with a series of rollers journaled thereon, a belt C, passing over said rollers, a driving shaft having a pulley thereon to engage said belt and to drive the same, a cogged gear mounted on said shaft, an auxiliary shaft having on its end a gear to engage the gear on the driving shaft, the movable frame H, havin g the roller 111, journaled longitudinally thereon to rest on the belt C, and to cause it to pass under the frame H, which is located cross-wise of the main frame, a series of rollers journaled in the frame H, a belt to operate on said rollers and a pulley on the auxiliary shaft to engage said belt and drive the same, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the main frame A, with a series of rollers journaled thereon, a belt C, passing over said rollers, a driving shaft having a pulley thereon to engage said belt and to drive the same, a cogged gear mounted on said shaft, an auxiliary shaft having on its end a gear to engage the gear on the driving shaft, the movable frame H, having the roller 111 j ournaled longitudinally thereon to rest on the belt C, and to cause it to pass under the frame H, which is located cross-wise of the main frame, the rollers g', g2, journaled transversely on the frame H, and one above the other, the vertically adjustable frame G, pivotally secured to the frame H, a series of rollers f, journaled in said frame and in the adjustable frame G, a belt to operate on said frames and over said rollers and roller g2, and under the roller g', to allow of the vertical adjustment of the frame G, and a pulley on the auxiliary shaft to engage said belt and drive the same, substantially as described.

GUSTAFVF. A. GHALLMAN. lVitnesses:

R. J. JACKER, E. A. DUeeAN.

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